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Elisabetta Canalis Profile |
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Birth Date: September 12, 1978
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Birth Place: Sassari, Italy
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Birth Name: Elisabetta Canalis
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Elisabetta Canalis was born on September 12, 1978, in
Sassari, Italy. The daughter of a radiologist and a
literature teacher, Elisabetta’s early years were generally
spent engaged in the everyday pursuits one expects of a
little girl. That she would one day become a renowned
actress and model certainly never crossed her mind or the
minds of those close to her. Instead, she focused on her
various pastimes, including swimming, dancing and horseback
riding (Elisabetta is actually an accomplished rider, having
participated in several horse shows during her adolescence).
By the time she graduated high school, Elisabetta decided
that the time was right for her to leave home. She enrolled
at a prestigious university in Milan, where she began
studying foreign languages. It was in Milan that Elisabetta
began exploring the possibility of becoming an actress, and
started the slow and arduous process of auditioning for as
many projects as she could find.
After being passed up for a small role in an Italian farce
called Love Fish, Elisabetta successfully landed a gig in
1999 on a variety show called Striscia la notizia. She
stayed with the program for three years, firmly establishing
herself to Italian viewers as one of the most interesting
and talented performers to hit the scene in ages.
In 2000, while still working on Striscia la notizia,
Elisabetta joined the reporting team of Controcampo -- a
show devoted to the ins and outs of a multitude of different
sports. Elisabetta was primarily responsible for providing
commentary for Italian soccer games, and it wasn’t long
before she began dating a particularly well-known player
named Christian Vieri.
Although she was becoming an increasingly familiar face with
television audiences, Elisabetta hadn’t yet been offered the
chance to sink her teeth into an actual character --
something that changed in 2002 when she joined the cast of
an Italian drama called Carabinieri. After a stint with the
program for two seasons, Elisabetta caught the eye of Deuce
Bigalow: European Gigolo’s producers. Impressed with
Elisabetta’s natural flair for comedy, they offered her a
small -- but pivotal -- role as "Lady in Castle" opposite
star Rob Schneider.
In 2005, Elisabetta also returned to the small screen in
Love Bugs 2 -- an Italian sitcom that paired her with a
beloved comedic actor named Fabio De Luigi.
2006 kept her busy with various Italian endeavors, including
a comic variety show called Superciro. As for film,
Elisabetta’s was cast in the 2007 North American movie
Guilty Pleasures -- a bawdy 14th-century comedy starring
Hayden Christensen and Mischa Barton. |
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Other
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Appeared in a TV advertisement for Tissot
Known as a "Velina", i.e. a support dancer, who appears for
a very short time on a popular Italian TV show called
"Striscia La Notizia".
Has a bull terrier called Vittorio
[2002] She is the presenter of a Sports TV show called
"Controcampo".
Has been the girlfriend of Italian soccer star Christian
Vieri [2000-2004]
Is a fan of Inter Milan (an Italian soccer club)
Co-own a Doberman called Andrea along with ex-boyfriend
Christian Vieri
Her hobbies include: kick-boxing and horseback riding |
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